Inkstand



March 7, 19391 I F. M. ASHLEY Q 51 388 INKSTAND 4 Filed Oct. 14, 19:56

Patented Mar. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs a14a988= INKSTAND Frank s. Ashley, Great Kills, N. r., assignor to Lewis (iompers, trustee, New York, N.'Y.

Application October 14'. 1936, Serial No. 105.466

' v 3 Claims.

My inventionrelates to inkstands. The object .of my invention is to provide-an inkstand that may be filled with ink and shipped as a package.

A further object is to provide means whereby the inkstand may support a pen-holder which serves'to close the tubular opening leading to the reservoir.

A further object is to provide a construction which may be made and marketed as a separate article oi' manuiacture for use with bottles containing ink. b

A further object is to provide a construction which will fit over and close the neck of a bottle such as is in general use for holding ink, and

which will fit over bottles having-necks oiv varying diameters.

A turther objectis to provide a construction sisting to protect it from destruction, and the cup portion is made of soft vulcanized rubber, the top being formed to hold a cover in fluid-tight relation thereon.

ll indicates the bottle for holding ink and It the neck thereof.

l2 indicates the usual beaded top formed on bottlesiorusewithink,andinl'lgure2isshown a bottle-in which a thread is formed on the outer side of the neck for engagement with a cover.-

Referring to the figures. the constructions shown therein each comprise a rubber cup I! having a flexible flange portion I which is formed in the mould and in applying it to the top oi the bottle, is stretched over the bead .II, the bead being large enough in diameter to cause the edges oi the flange to turn inwardly the bead, as

with depending inwardly inclined side walls H" which underlie the wall of the chamber I! as illustrated in Figure 1, for the same purpose, and in purpose designed;

. new:

upper cham-.

which figure the cover side walls extend downward over the outer sides of the beaded portion I4 and protect the rubber from exposure while serving to provide a more ornamental package.

In Figures 1 and 2, a dip opening I! is formed 5 to support the lower end of a pen-holder which serves as a cork for the cup. In Figure 2, a separate ring portion I9 is used to clamp the cup in position on the bottle, the ring being preferably made of soft rubber, and the dip-opening is 10 formed in this ring.

The ring is provided with depending sidefianges which are threaded to engage the threads formed on the outer side oif the neck,'as illustrated.

The top of the ring is provided with a vertical- 1; 1y extending fiange 20 provided with co-acting threads formed in the cover for holding the cover to the ring in air-tight relation.

The cup is filled by inverting the bottle, the

ink filling the space above the openings l3 which go mal position of rest.

The construction-is simple and eflicient tor the Having thus described invention 1 as LAninkstandcompi-isingabottlehavingan upstanding neck, a soft rubber insert for the neck including a cup clowd at its lower end and extending downwardly through said. neck, an

outer annular flange carried by the rubber insert between the upper and lower ends thereof for engagement with the outer side,oi the bottle neck for holding the rubberinsert in position, said cup havin'ganopeninginitssidewallbelowandadjacent the outer annularflange whereby the tilting of the bottle fills the cup with ink, an inwardly directed annular flange on the soft rubber insert adapted to receive and support a pen holder and to cooperate with the pen holder to provide a closure for the'inkstand, an upstanding annular flange on the soft rubber insert sur-" rounding the inwardly directed annular flange and a closure cap for the soft rubber insert and 45 bottle engaged with the upper edge of the upstanding annular flange and interlockingly enazed with the outer side thereoi.

2. An inkstand comprising a bottle having an upstanding neck, a soft rubber insert for the neck including a cup clowd at its lower end and extending downwardly through said neck. an outer annular flange carried by the rubber insert between the upper and lower ends thereof for engagement with the outer side of the bottle saidcuphavinganopeninginitssidewallbelow and adjacent the outer" annular-flange whereby the tilting of the-bottle fllls the cup with ink, an inwardly directed annular flange on the soft rubber-insert adapted to receive and support a rounding the inwardly directed annular flange" and a closure cap for the soft rubber insert" and .bottle engaged with the upperedge oi upstanding annular flange and interlockingly engaged with the outer side thereof, said closure cap having a depending annular skirt surrounding the bottleneck engaging flange of the soft rubber insert. v i v 3. An inkstand comprising a bottle having an upstandingneck, a soft rubber insert for the neck including a cup closed at its lower end and extending downwardly through said neck, an outer annular flange carried by the rubber insert between the upper and lower ends thereof for engagement with the outer side of the bottle neck for holding the rubber insert in position, said cup having an opening in its side wall below and adjacentthe outer: annular flange whereby the titling of the bottle fllls the cup with ink, an inwardly directed annular flange on the soft rubber insert adapted to receive and support a pen holder and to cooperate with the pen holder to provide a closure for the inkstand, an upstanding annular flange on the soft rubber insert surrunding the inwardly directed annular flange and a closure cap for the soft rubber insert and bottle engaged with the upper edge of the upstanding annular flange and interlockingly engaged tle neck-engaging flange havingthreaded en- 20 gagement with the bottle neck.

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